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Post by sillybillygoogoo on Mar 11, 2009 9:44:46 GMT -5
Who do you think was the most popular sitter, back in the BSC's glory days?
I think probably Stacey, because her being so sophisticated appealed to the target audience the most, and her stories were more dramatic than other sitters.
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Post by greer on Mar 11, 2009 10:33:06 GMT -5
Stacey was always the most popular sitter in all the surveys they did. That's why had her move back from NYC.
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Post by sparklymouse on Mar 11, 2009 15:44:08 GMT -5
I'm kinda annoyed that the Barbie Doll girl with fancy clothes and boyfriends was the one who little girls liked the most. To me Stacey was just a stereotype of a typical teenage girl and therefore I didn't think she was very interesting.
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Post by sillybillygoogoo on Mar 11, 2009 16:07:18 GMT -5
Kristy was me and my best friend's favorite sitter when we were kids
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Post by starlett2010 on Mar 11, 2009 19:54:07 GMT -5
I'm kinda annoyed that the Barbie Doll girl with fancy clothes and boyfriends was the one who little girls liked the most. To me Stacey was just a stereotype of a typical teenage girl and therefore I didn't think she was very interesting. I feel the same way. I didn't like Stacey because to me she seemed like a mean, popular girl, one who would have made fun of me (I was a total Tess Swinehart) in middle school. It seems like Mary Anne is pretty popular, too. While I generally like Mary Anne, I think her passive aggressiveness and crying to get out of situations is quite annoying and sends a bad message. |
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Post by greer on Mar 11, 2009 20:36:51 GMT -5
I was super unpopular and still liked Stacey. Probably because I've always been fascinated by fashion and am pretty boy-crazy myself.
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Post by Kylie90210 on Mar 11, 2009 21:40:06 GMT -5
I'm the same as Greer, I wasn't popular when reading the books, but was so into fashion and boys, (even at 6!) and wanted to be Stacey. Even reading SVH, I wanted to be Jess  |
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Post by booboobrewer on Mar 12, 2009 2:05:17 GMT -5
Yeah, same here. I though Stacey had her good qualities in addition to just being "sophisticated," she was a good student, was close to her mom, etc.
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Post by blossom114 on Mar 12, 2009 11:52:58 GMT -5
Yep Stacey was my favorite as well... and I was definitely NOT popular in school. I wished I were more like her (except for the diabetes), confident, pretty, popular, smart etc etc etc etc.
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Post by otempora541 on Mar 14, 2009 12:16:52 GMT -5
I think most everyone wants to live through Stacey- she was the most realistic of the gang. She had a lot of intrests and a family life that probably resembeled a good fraction of the readers. Her 'bad' qualities are very recognizable and I also think that's why a lot of fans don't like her.
Agreed with MA being a close second though.
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Post by tiff85 on Mar 14, 2009 19:06:17 GMT -5
I would say Stacey because she always had the most sophistication. I also agree that she was the most realistic.
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Post by greer on Mar 14, 2009 19:28:57 GMT -5
I don't know if Stacey was quite "realistic." She is a math genius with the looks of a fashion model who every boy apart from Logan Bruno wants to date. Her life doesn't exactly match the reality that most 9-year-old bookworms experience.
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Post by vgirl42 on Mar 15, 2009 10:33:05 GMT -5
I've always loved Dawn I liked the way she was always dressed the way she wanted to and didn't care what other people thought. Except in Dawns big date where she gets all crazy.
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Post by otempora541 on Mar 15, 2009 18:13:10 GMT -5
Greer- I knew girls like Stacey: sophisticated fashion plates with a 'd**ks before chicks' thinking. Perhaps the readers of the BSC were more Mallory then Stacey, but we all knew a Stacey.
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Post by greer on Mar 16, 2009 5:37:39 GMT -5
And how many of those fashion plates were as well-rounded as Stacey? She's not only attractive and popular, but ALSO arguably the smartest regular BSC member. All while handling her diabetes heroically and being from NYC!
Stacey is/was popular because she is what readers WANT to be like when they're thirteen, not because she has any resemblance to reality.
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